MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '19 at 18:18
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 83 1-Core 94 2-Core 186 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 346 46% 347 Pts	64-Core 344 21% 344 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3969) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Lighting 49 Reflection 46.3 Parallax 41.2 40% 45.5 fps	MRender 37.3 Gravity 38.5 Splatting 37.5 31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 128GB-$70 10,510 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 191 187 184 194 165 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 459 Write 202 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 184 49% 223 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 68.6 4K Mixed 34.1 121% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 98.4 DQ Mixed 168 129% 180 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 90%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 289GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 382 376 310 309 307 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 428 Mixed 392 SusWrite 345 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 57.6 190% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 681GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 145 144 146 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 162 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 145 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 185 187 187 187 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 180 Mixed 110 SusWrite 186 122% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 231% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 102 104 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 105 Write 104 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 105 125% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 16.3 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 16.4 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 52%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3,400x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,671x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	459x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	1,247x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	561x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	407x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	306x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	209x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	379x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	206x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16